Jane Austen This English novelist had never married and had no children. She became engaged at age 27 with Thomas Lefroy, an Irish nephew of a family friend, but only for one night. The next morning, she broke their engagement, because she was frustrated with his behaviour and manners. Сharlotte Bronte Сharlotte became pregnant soon after the wedding, but after that felt very sick; she had nausea and faintness. She died with her unborn child at age 38. George Eliot This British writer never had children and…